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Could you win The Chase? Take the toughest quiz ever

The Chase.
The Chase is on! Photograph: ITV/REX/Shutterstock
  1. What did Andy Murray start tying to his tennis shoes in 2015?

    1. Front door key

    2. Wedding ring

    3. Piece of haggis

  2. What word appears in the titles of over 200 novels by romantic novelist Barbara Cartland?

    1. Love

    2. Pink

    3. Desire

  3. Which of these is a children’s toy that asks players to ‘twist me’, ‘stretch me’, ‘poke me’, ‘shake me’ and ‘dip me’?

    1. Crazy Cucumber

    2. Bonkers Banana

    3. Silly Sausage

  4. The acnestis is the difficult-to-scratch place between what parts of the human body?

    1. Toes

    2. Shoulder blades

    3. Ribs

  5. In real-life Quidditch, what is used to replace the magical golden snitch?

    1. Marble in a balloon

    2. Tennis ball in a sock

    3. Orange in a hanky

  6. What colour shade was used by NASA for its space shuttle suits?

    1. Worldwide white

    2. International orange

    3. Black hole blue

  7. What is the name of the last stone played in an end of curling?

    1. Chisel

    2. Hammer

    3. Saw

  8. Thumb's Up<br>14th February 1940:  A crew member of HMS Exeter, which bore the brunt of a battle with the German battleship 'Admiral Graf Spee' in the South Atlantic, giving the thumb's up on the ship's arrival in Plymouth, England.  (Photo by Harrison /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

    Traditionally, sailors would get a tattoo of what bird after travelling over 5,000 nautical miles?

    1. Swan

    2. Seagull

    3. Swallow

  9. In 1937, William G Frazier patented a device for collecting what substance, said to be a hangover remedy?

    1. Snake venom

    2. Clam juice

    3. Bat spit

  10. In what activity might you perform a ‘fleckerl’?

    1. Ballroom dancing

    2. Billiards

    3. Bull-fighting

  11. 'The Chase' Celebrity Special, TV Programme. - 09 Oct 2013<br>Editorial use only
Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX/Shutterstock (3551569f)
Colin Jackson with host Bradley Walsh face Chaser 'The Governess' Anne Hegerty
'The Chase' Celebrity Special, TV Programme. - 09 Oct 2013
Bradley Walsh hosts a celebrity edition of the hit quiz show where four well known celebrities have to work together to try and win thousands of pounds for charity. But can they outwit the quiz genius known as The Chaser? Tonight's celebrities are Boyzone's Shane Lynch, Olympic athlete Colin Jackson, Emmerdale actress Fiona Wade and comedian Stephen K Amos

    In 1986, what colour balls were introduced at Wimbledon?

    1. Yellow

    2. Green

    3. White

  12. What would you be most likely to do with a Bedford Rascal?

    1. Drive it

    2. Eat it

    3. Wear it

  13. Which of these is an advocaat-based cocktail?

    1. Fluffy duck

    2. Fluffy dice

    3. Fluffy duster

  14. A media sensation in the 1930s, what creature was ‘Gef’ who was said to live at a farmhouse on the Isle of Man?

    1. Singing spider

    2. Talking mongoose

    3. Yodelling beaver

  15. Which of these is not a character in Under Milk Wood?

    1. Willy Nilly

    2. Organ Morgan

    3. Dickie Brickie

Solutions

1:B - The Chaser said C, Piece of haggis., 2:A - The Chaser chose Desire., 3:C - The Chaser plumped for A, a crazy cucumber, 4:B - The Chaser went for C, Ribs., 5:B - The Chaser said A, a marble in a balloon, 6:B - The Chaser picked A, Worldwide white, 7:B - The Chaser thought that Chisel was the correct answer., 8:C - The Chaser said B, Seagull., 9:B - Bat spit was the Chaser's choice., 10:A - The Chaser incorrectly guessed Billiards., 11:A - The Chaser took a shot at Green. , 12:A - Eat it was chosen by The Chaser., 13:A - The Chaser took a chance on Fluffy dice., 14:B - The Chaser guessed Singing spider., 15:C - The Chaser went for A, Willy Nilly.

Scores

  1. 15 and above.

    You'd beat the Chasers in an instant. It's a big YES.

  2. 14 and above.

    You'd beat the Chasers in an instant. It's a big YES.

  3. 13 and above.

    You'd beat the Chasers in an instant. It's a big YES.

  4. 12 and above.

    You'd beat the Chasers in an instant. It's a big YES.

  5. 11 and above.

    You'd beat the Chasers in an instant. It's a big YES.

  6. 10 and above.

    The chase is on ... but you're going to need to try harder.

  7. 9 and above.

    The chase is on ... but you're going to need to try harder.

  8. 8 and above.

    The chase is on ... but you're going to need to try harder.

  9. 7 and above.

    The chase is on ... but you're going to need to try harder.

  10. 6 and above.

    The chase is on ... but you're going to need to try harder.

  11. 5 and above.

    Bradley Walsh would hang his head. The money's not in your hand!

  12. 4 and above.

    Bradley Walsh would hang his head. The money's not in your hand!

  13. 3 and above.

    Bradley Walsh would hang his head. The money's not in your hand!

  14. 2 and above.

    Bradley Walsh would hang his head. The money's not in your hand!

  15. 0 and above.

    Bradley Walsh would hang his head. The money's not in your hand!

  16. 1 and above.

    Bradley Walsh would hang his head. The money's not in your hand!

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